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THE GLASS AND Glazing Federation( GGF) and FENSA are exhibiting and presenting at the annual Chartered Trading Standards Institute( CTSI) Symposium taking place in Nottingham on 4th to 6th June.
The CTSI Symposium is a great opportunity for GGF and FENSA to network with Trading Standards Officers but more importantly, engage with key influencers from like-minded organisations such as the Advertising Standards Authority, Citizen’ s Advice, Which?, TrustMark and of course the CTSI.
GGF’ s Membership and Training Director, Richard
Hearn and FENSA’ s Membership Director, Chris Beedel will be co-presenting on the topic of‘ GGF & FENSA helping Trading Standards to protect & delight consumers’.
The presentation will convey the benefits of GGF’ s consumer award-winning website MyGlazing. com and the GGF’ s consumer protection schemes; including the Conciliation Scheme, which helps members and homeowners resolve any disputes and the improved Deposit Indemnity Fund which safeguards consumers’ deposits in the unlikely event of the chosen GGF member company, going into administration, liquidation or bankruptcy.
FENSA will be presenting on the important role it plays in supporting Trading Standards with policing the industry and assisting the prosecuting of rogue companies misusing the FENSA logo.
https:// www. tradingstandards. uk / practitioners / symposium-2018 http:// www. ggf. org. uk
EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION AT FENSTERBAU FRONTALE
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WORLD-LEADING WARMedge experts Edgetech has returned from a highly successful Fensterbau Frontale.
Widely acknowledged as the world’ s biggest and best fenestration expo, Fensterbau routinely attracts hundreds of thousands of glazing experts from all around the world.
Regular exhibitors at the Nuremberg event, Edgetech has been a pioneering force in the field of high-performance glazing for more than thirty years, and its stand showcased the excellence and innovation that have made it a respected name throughout global construction.
Edgetech’ s Super Spacer is the leading foam warm edge spacer product on the market, offering easy application, 100 % memory and exceptional thermal efficiency and condensation resistance.
With Super Spacer, thousands of IGU manufacturers have been able to substantially increase energy efficiency and overall unit performance – and with the advent of automation, and ever tighter environmental regulations, outstanding spacer technology is more vital than ever, as Edgetech UK Managing Director Chris Alderson explains:“ Last year we showcased at major glazing events all over the world, and this year we’ re doing the same – visiting Germany, India and China among other destinations. And wherever we go, we find more interest in warm-edge products than ever.
www. edgetechig. co. uk
INTERFACE INNOVATION AWARD WINNER
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SUCCESSFUL VEKA GROUP customer Norscot took home the‘ Innovation of the Year’ trophy at the prestigious Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2018; which celebrate the achievements of academic and business collaborations and partnerships.
The prize was awarded at an evening event run by Interface in Edinburgh, in recognition for the research and development of virtual reality show home software.
Having identified a major challenge in the self-build market; that of customers being unable to‘ visualise’ their future home designs through traditional paper plans and CAD designs alone, Norscot began to work with the University of Strathclyde on software that allows a customer to‘ walk-through’ their new-build via a combination of Building Information Modelling( BIM) and virtual reality technology.
The champion collaboration was born as Interface, the Government backed organisation which links businesses with academic partners, paired Norscot to the University of Strathclyde through the Highlands and Islands Enterprise( HIE) initiative.
Norscot’ s chairman Peter Body said,“ While the idea is very simple, it is taking a small army of very clever and supportive people to bring it to fruition. I thank them all for the progress to date, which has exceeded expectations.”
www. norscot. co. uk
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